Suryavamsam (TV series)

Suryavamsam
Genre	Soap opera Family
Written by	Dialogues Vasakar Kaaliyappan
Screenplay by	Jyothi Arunachalam
Directed by	Durga Saravanan
Starring	Nikitha Rajesh Aashish Chakravarthi Poornima Bhagyaraj
Music by	Sekar Sai Bharath
Opening theme	"Etho Ninaikudhu"
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	113
Production
Producer	S. Sabreesh Kumar
Production locations	Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Cinematography	Kalaivaanan
Editor	BharathKumar - Pandidurai
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	Monk Studios
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	21 September 2020 (2020-09-21) – present

Suryavamsam (transl. Lineage of the surya(sun god)) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language soap opera on Zee Tamil starring Poornima Bhagyaraj, Nikitha Rajesh and Aashish Chakravarthi in the lead roles. It premiered on 21 September 2020 and airs Monday through Saturday. This series is an official remake of Zee Telugu series America Ammayi.

Synopsis

The story about Annammal, who disowns her daughter Kalyani and ostracizes her from the family for marrying against her consent. After 25 years, Kalyani's daughter Samantha tries to reunite her mother in the family.

Over the years, Kalyani falls ill and wishes to reunite with her family. So, Samantha takes it upon herself to bring the family together. She enters her grandparents' house and before convincing them to accept their daughter, she falls in love with her maternal uncle's son, Surya,

Cast

Main

• Nikitha Rajesh as Samantha (Sam)
  • A naughty, kind-hearted American woman, who tries to reunite her mother with the "Suryavamsam" family. She entered in the name of Samanya in Suryavamsam and everyone thought that she was Jayanthi friend's daughter, but she was Chris and Kalyani's daughter; Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's granddaughter; Padmavathi, Chandru and Leelavathi's cousin; Surya's cousin and love interest.
• Aashish Chakravarthi as Surya
  • He also called as Black coffee by Samantha. The Protagonist, a rude, perfect, calm man. He is Jayanthi and Shankaran's son; Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's first grand son; Leelavathi's elder brother; Padmavathi and Chandru's cousin brother; Samantha's cousin.
• Poornima Bhagyaraj as Annammal (Annapoorani)
  • The present head of "Suryavamsam" family, who takes all the decision in the family. She hates her own daughter Kalyani, as she married a foreigner Chris despite her wishes. She was the wife of Selva Ganapathy; mother of Shanmugam, Shankaran and Kalyani; mother-in-law of Raji and Jayanthi; grandmother of Surya, Samantha, Padmavathi, Chandru and Leelavathi.

Recurring

• Rajesh (actor) as Selva Ganapathy (dead)
  • Suryavamsam's former head. He was Annammal husband; Shanmugam, Shankaran and Kalyani's father; Raji and Jayanthi's father-in-law; Narayanan's elder brother; Surya, Samantha, Padmavathi, Chandru and Leelavathi's grandfather.
• Sandhana as Kalyani
  • A innocent lady, who marries a foreigner Chris despite her family and settles in America. Now she became ill and wants to reunite with her family. She was Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's daughter; Shanmugam and Shankaran's younger sister; Chris's wife and Samantha's mother.
• Rafi Ullah as Chris
  • A foreigner, Samantha's father; Kalyani's husband; Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's son-in-law.
• Anitha Venkat as Raji
  • A traditional woman, Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's daughter-in-law; Shanmugam's wife; Jayanthi's co-sister; Samantha's aunt; Padmavathi and Chandru's mother. Also she was Annammal brother's daughter.
• Caroline Hiltrud as Jayanthi
  • A trendy woman, Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's daughter-in-law; Shankaran's wife; Raji's co-sister, Samantha's aunt; Surya and Leelavathi's mother.
• Birla Bose (Episode 1–82) / Gokul (Episode 83–present) as Shanmugam
  • Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's first son; Raji's husband; Shankaran and Kalyani's elder brother; Samantha's uncle; Padmavathi and Chandru's father.
• Gajesh as Shankaran
  • Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's son; Jayanthi's husband; Shanmugam and Kalyani's brother; Samantha's uncle; Surya and Leelavathi's father.
• Sindhu as Padmavathi (Padma)
  • Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's granddaughter; Srinivasan's lover and turns wife; Raji and Shanmugam's daughter; Surya and Padmavathi's cousin sister; Samantha's cousin and Chandru's elder sister.
• Madhan as Chandru
  • Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's grandson; Raji and Shanmugam's son; Surya and Leelavathi's cousin brother; Samantha's cousin and Padmavathi's younger brother.
• Dhachayani as Leelavathi
  • Annammal and Selva Ganapathy's granddaughter; Jayanthi and Shankaran's daughter; Padmavathi and Chandru's cousin sister; Samantha's cousin and Surya's younger sister.
• Ramachandran as Narayanan
  • The Antagonist, who is in favor of Shanmugam, Raji and Chandru to possess them. He was Selva Ganapathy's younger brother; Shanmugam, Shankaran and Kalyani's paternal uncle; Surya, Samantha, Padmavathi, Chandru and Leelavathi's granduncle.
• Jayaraman Mohan as Srinivasan
  • A proposed bridegroom for Padmavathi, who loves her at first sight and also Padma love him. But although his father is against the marriage alliance. So he came in different get-up to marry Padma by the help of Samantha. Atlast he married Padma with all blessings.
• Kavithalaya Krishnan as Krishna
  • Srinivsan's father, who went to Suryavamsam house to look Padmavathi for his son Srinivasan's bride but when he known about Suryavamsam family renounce Kalyani, he refuse Padmavathi and he cancelled the marriage proposal. But finally he accept Padma and Srinivas Marriage.

Cameo

• Banu Mathy as Kasthuri
• Lavanya Manickam as Priya
• Premalatha as Prema
• Sangeetha Balan as Kamakshi

Production

Launching

The production decided to launch this family melodrama series before March 2020. But due to COVID-19 pandemic, the production and filming of television series were stalled. After the serial shootings were permitted in India, the series resumed and Zee Tamil decided to launch this series. The first promo was released on YouTube by Zee Tamil on 2 September 2020.

Casting

Actress Poornima Bhagyaraj, was selected to play the head of family, with Arundathi series fame Nikitha Rajesh selected for the female lead and a newcomer Aashish Chakravarthi, winner of Mr. Chennai International 2019 selected to play a male lead. While Actor Rajesh, Ramachandran, Anitha Venkat, Caroline and other plays supporting roles.

Crossover episodes

Suryavamsam cast and crew joined Maha Sangamam with "Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham" (NEP) from 25 January to 7 February 2021.

Origin

This series was a remake of a Telugu-language series America Ammayi, which aired on Zee Telugu from 27 July 2015 to 21 July 2018.

Title

The title was taken from 1997 Tamil feature movie Suryavamsam. The meaning of the title is Lineage of the Sun god.

International broadcast

The series was released on 21 September 2020 on Zee Tamil and Zee Tamil HD. The show was also broadcast internationally on the channel's international distribution.

• It airs in Sri Lanka, Singapore, the United States, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, South Africa, Australasia and North America on Zee Tamil and Zee Tamil HD.
• All episodes can be viewed with the app ZEE5.
• It is also available via Internet TV services Lebara Play and YuppTV.

External links

• Suryavamsam at IMDb
• Suryavamsam on ZEE5